A combined membrane filter-immunofluorescent technique for the in situ identification and enumeration of acinetobacter in activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 961-969

  Cloete, T E ^a   Steyn, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; activated sludge process; antibodies; enumeration; identification; immunofluorescence; membrane filter technique

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 0023682671     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(88)90142-X     Document Type: Article

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